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Robert Pearlman
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posted 06-11-2015 01:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Moonpans has announced "Apollo: The Panoramas":
Having spent the last 15 years assembling high resolution, seamless panoramas from the Apollo Missions, Mike Constantine has compiled over 60 stunning panoramas into one book, "Apollo: The Panoramas." Each panorama spans a full double page spread, and includes almost every panorama captured on the lunar surface, as well as pans captured from the LM Windows and the stand up EVA on Apollo 15.

Each panorama has a detailed description by the author plus most also have exclusive comments from the Apollo moonwalkers who were actually there. Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt

The book is currently in its final stages of writing, and is seeking a publisher. So if you are a publisher, literary agent or can assist us in getting "Apollo: The Panoramas" published worldwide please email us here.

To see some preview pages from "Apollo: The Panoramas," see here.

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posted 06-11-2015 04:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I hope they'll find a publisher.

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posted 06-11-2015 04:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I saw a privately published sample copy of this planned book at Cosmic-Con in England last weekend. It is absolutely stunning.

I really hope they find a publisher, but I also hope that only quality publishers apply. This is a work of art, which would grace the bookshelves of any space enthusiast.

If Moonpans can't get a standard publisher, they should consider having a limited number privately printed to order. I would certainly pay $100 for a copy, although I hope enough copies could be printed to make the book more widely accessible.

cspg
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posted 06-11-2015 05:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I agree. Glossy paper and watch out for the binding. Maybe they should get in touch with Luke Wesley Price (see his book).

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posted 06-11-2015 07:23 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jurg Bolli   Click Here to Email Jurg Bolli     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I would certainly buy a copy as long it is less than $75.

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posted 06-12-2015 08:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for onesmallstep   Click Here to Email onesmallstep     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Looks like it should be a great-looking book! Any thought being given to some panoramas reproduced on 'fold-out' pages, to avoid the separation imposed by the binding? Or would the cost be prohibitive? Just a thought.

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posted 06-12-2015 08:41 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Fold-out pages are tricky. You have some in the Hubble Space Telescope book by Taschen and frankly it doesn't make the pictures any prettier, quite the contrary as the folds tend to wear out and ruin the picture.

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posted 07-02-2015 06:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mmmoo   Click Here to Email mmmoo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for all your comments on "Apollo: The Panoramas." The book is coming along nicely and the content nearly finished.

I have found a high quality private publisher for this book, which will be part funded by a crowd sourcing campaign. More details will follow soon.

In the meantime, I would like your help to set the size of the book, from two simple choices. I have set up a poll where you can vote for a smaller cheaper size or a larger more expensive size.

We are open to the possibility of printing it at both sizes, but would like to see what you think. Thanks.

cspg
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posted 07-02-2015 03:04 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
May I suggest an alternative system for voting? This Google+ thing is a no-go for me.

And by the way, I would go for the larger format!

Larry McGlynn
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posted 07-02-2015 03:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Larry McGlynn   Click Here to Email Larry McGlynn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Go for the largest format available. These panoramas are worth it.

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posted 07-02-2015 04:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for john ffoulkes   Click Here to Email john ffoulkes     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I agree with that.

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posted 07-02-2015 04:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I unreservedly vote for the LARGE format.

I did try to cast a vote, but in spite of the fact that I use Google every day, they didn't recognise my email address. Ridiculous.

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posted 07-03-2015 04:16 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for GoesTo11   Click Here to Email GoesTo11     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Voted. Go big or go home

Philip
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posted 07-03-2015 05:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip   Click Here to Email Philip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Here on cS you'll only get "Big" voters.

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posted 07-03-2015 07:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sam Que   Click Here to Email Sam Que     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Couldn't cast my vote via my iPad or iMac. Have to go with the larger format.

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posted 07-03-2015 09:33 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lspooz   Click Here to Email lspooz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
B I G

My email was also unrecognized, but such a book deserves to be grand.

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posted 07-03-2015 11:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for nasamad   Click Here to Email nasamad     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
As with Michael Light's "Full Moon," I'd go for the big option. With a lay flat binding if possible, that's the only spoiler for me with "Full Moon".

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posted 07-03-2015 02:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rick Mulheirn   Click Here to Email Rick Mulheirn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Large format please.

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posted 07-04-2015 10:20 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for gliderpilotuk   Click Here to Email gliderpilotuk     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ditto

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posted 07-05-2015 03:18 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for OWL   Click Here to Email OWL     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
As big as possible please. The sample book looked superb.

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posted 07-05-2015 04:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for lordolsen   Click Here to Email lordolsen     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Not big. Huge!

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posted 07-05-2015 04:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mach3valkyrie   Click Here to Email mach3valkyrie     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The bigger the better!

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posted 07-05-2015 08:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for rjurek349   Click Here to Email rjurek349     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Let me add my voice to the chorus: bigger, is better!

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posted 07-06-2015 08:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jonnyed   Click Here to Email Jonnyed     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Big. Large. Huge. Immense. Enormous. Colossal. Giant. Gargantuan. Elephantine. Titanic. Grande (Venti?).

OK, you get my point.

[Can't wait. This is going to be a spectacular book.]

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posted 09-09-2015 10:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mmmoo   Click Here to Email mmmoo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for all of your replies, we have now made the Kickstarter Campaign for the 'Apollo: The Panoramas' book live!

The final size for the book will be 14 inches wide x 10.25 inches high, making the double page spreads a whopping 28 inches wide in total.

There are 50+ panoramas in the book each with a detailed description, many of which have exclusive comments and memories from Moonwalkers, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt. Plus the locations where each pan was captured are marked on traverse maps.

Please visit the link above to secure your copy, but please remember that the funding will only take place if we reach our goal.

So we would be very grateful if you can help promote the campaign by sharing this site on any social media platforms, chatrooms and forums that you are members of:

http://kck.st/1Q10gH3

We really hope that the project will be a success and we can start getting the book printed soon. Thanks. —  Mike Constantine

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posted 09-09-2015 11:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for GrantV   Click Here to Email GrantV     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great news! Looking forward to this. My pledge has been made!

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posted 09-09-2015 12:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for 18blue78     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I am very happy Mike and his team have got this book to the funding stage. I was lucky to have a look at a mock up of the book earlier this year and was blown away by its quality.

This is the first time I have ever took part in a crowd funding project and I hope the book gets the support it deserves. If anyone is having second thoughts of joining in believe me, you will not be disappointed with the final product.

Well done Mike.

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posted 09-09-2015 04:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm on board, and I'm pleased to see great support already. This project is definitely worthy of support.

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posted 09-09-2015 05:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mjanovec   Click Here to Email mjanovec     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
One suggestion I have for this book is to avoid placing critical objects into the fold of the book (such as the LM, the rover, or an astronaut). At least one of the examples on the Kickstarter page (Apollo 17) has the rover in the fold. Perhaps that's not a true representation of how it will look, but if there is room to adjust the photos to the left or the right to avoid any critical objects landing in the fold, that would be ideal.

Otherwise, this looks like a great project and a nice showcase for these panorama photos.

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posted 09-10-2015 07:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mmmoo   Click Here to Email mmmoo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for all your replies and donations, we managed to reach our goal in less than 24 hours. We are very grateful to all of you who donated and shared.

There are still 29 days to go, so please keep sharing the link!

Mark - The previews we have posted are quite old screengrabs, from our prototype book's software program. For the new book, we have completely rebuilt the book in Adobe InDesign and have made sure on every spread, that nothing of interest is lost in the fold. We are also planning on using a flexible spine in the book which would have almost no valley in the fold rather than an in-flexible spine which would have a very deep valley.

The only down side to the flexible spine, is that on some pages you will see the binding wire in the fold, but this is less obstructive than losing half an inch of image in a deep valley.

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posted 09-10-2015 05:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Blackarrow     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Just so long as the spine (of whatever design) doesn't have "detachable pages" like "Full Moon"....

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posted 09-11-2015 02:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rick Mulheirn   Click Here to Email Rick Mulheirn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It is a shame. These images may be atypical but the "valley" spine appears in these photos at least to be a far superior product; certainly a more substantial quality product.

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posted 09-11-2015 05:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mmmoo   Click Here to Email mmmoo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Rick, those two images are just random examples, with two completely different specs. The valley example has way more pages with thinner paper and the non valley one has few pages with very thick paper.

There's no reason why you couldn't have the spec of the in-flexible spined book but with a flexible spine.

A better example of a flexible spine is the hardcover version of Chris Hadfield's book, 'You Are Here' if you have one of those handy.

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posted 09-11-2015 01:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rick Mulheirn   Click Here to Email Rick Mulheirn     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for the clarification Mike. The material you produce is always top notch and I am confident the panorama book will be no exception.

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Could the problem be solved with fold out pages like National Geographic does with their magazine? I know magazine stock is thinner and the book would be thicker. Just a thought.

On edit: Oops missed onesmallstep's comment. Never mind.

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For a "suitable" format (my 2 cents on this), turn to what Taschen has made for the book about the making of Stanley Kubrik's 2001 (the "cheap" version of the book!)

The format seems perfect to me: width, 17.5cm, heigth: 38cm.

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posted 09-17-2015 06:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mmmoo   Click Here to Email mmmoo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Today the Kickstarter campaign passed the 300% funded mark! Thanks to all of you who have pledged, it's so great to see so much interest in this book.

Many people have asked me if it is still possible to pledge once the funding goal has been reached, and the answer is YES, you can still secure a copy of the book on KickStarter up until October 9th.

Some people also had issues with the KickStarter website, where they could not click on any rewards. This seems to be caused if you are using an old browser such as Internet Explorer 8. So the cure for this is simply to download a modern browser such as Google Chrome.

Finally even though we have surpassed our KickStarter goal, we would still very appreciate any publicity you can generate for the book via blogs, News Media or Social Media. As we don't have a major publisher behind us to help with promotion.

Thanks again!

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posted 09-18-2015 12:15 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kevmac   Click Here to Email Kevmac     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Just want to confirm that Kickstarter is the only way to purchase this book, or will it be available from other vendors in the future? Thank you.

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posted 09-18-2015 03:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for 1202 Alarm   Click Here to Email 1202 Alarm     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I suppose that it will be available through moonpans.com, Kickstarter being er... just the kick starter.

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posted 09-21-2015 07:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mmmoo   Click Here to Email mmmoo     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That is correct, after the Kickstarter campaign is over and the book is printed and shipped to the KickStarter backers, it will be available at Moonpans.com and probably Amazon. Plus a number of independent book stores have expressed interest in stocking it too.

By the way, just added two new rewards to the Kickstarter - 16x20 signed by Alan Bean and 20x15 Signed by Michael Collins.


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